KL Rahul to miss 5th Test against England to seek specialist medical attention in London due to injury

KL Rahul is expected to miss the final Test of the England series starting on March 7 in Dharamsala. According to information from ESPNcricinfo, Rahul is currently in London to consult a specialist for a quadriceps tendon injury and has therefore missed the second, third and fourth Tests. England after playing the series opener in Hyderabad.

His IPL team, Lucknow Super Giants, are aware of his progress and are understood to be optimistic about his availability for the tournament, which begins on March 22. The Super Giants will play their first match on March 24, taking on Rajasthan Royals in Jaipur in the afternoon.

Rahul complained of discomfort in his right quadriceps immediately after the first Test, which India lost. Initial prognosis given by BCCI medical staff at the National Cricket Academy in Bangalore, where Rahul was undergoing rehabilitation, is that Rahul will be fit for the third Test in Rajkot from February 15 to 18. It was suggested that it would be. The team to participate in the last three tests of his according to physical fitness.

However, Rahul never went to Rajkot and told the medical staff that he was not 100% confident in his quad. Later, he also missed the Vizag and Ranchi Tests as he continued to feel stiffness in his right leg, even though the tests conducted at NCA did not raise any red flags. Rahul is understood to have discussed updating the same with the selectors. Once the experts in London submit their report, Rahul will need to get permission from the NCA before he can resume playing cricket.

Last year, Rahul “ruptured his quadriceps tendon” while fielding in an IPL match between Super Giants (of which he is captain) and Royal Challengers Bangalore in May and underwent surgery. Rahul missed the rest of the IPL as well as the World Test Championship final (held in June last year). Rahul then played in the Asia Cup followed by the World Cup.

talk to bcci.tv During the World Cup, Rahul said the mental impact of the injury was so severe that he doubted whether he would ever have confidence again.